One of the reasons I set up Virtuoso Legal 16 years ago was because when working in the big law firms, I saw so many enterprising and vibrant companies who wanted to scale but found themselves limited by the fact that they hadn’t properly protected and commercialised their IP.
It was sometimes toe-curling to see these oversights emerge down the line. Key technology hadn’t been patented or had been shared for development purposes, giving a third party or parties access to the Crown Jewels. In some instances, trade marks hadn’t been filed properly or had been done badly by a cheap and cheerful online service meaning that key specifications had been missed off or international trade mark protection had been missed.
